Government under fire as test and trace costs to taxpayers are attacked.

 

Late last year soldiers arrived at Pontins in Ainsdale, ahead of mass Covid testing in Liverpool.

Thousands of Armed Forces personnel were deployed to the area for the pilot of mass testing in England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at the time: “this has the potential to be a powerful new weapon in our fight against Covid-19”.

The cost of this operation must have been immense.

Covid-19: NHS Test and Trace 'no clear impact' despite £37bn budget

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